After a march of hundreds of workers from their headquarters in Insurgentes to the Zócalo of the capital, where the big press conference with the National Association of Electricity Consumers (ANUE) took place, the conference took place in front of the National Palace under the moderation of the Secretary of the Exterior Humberto Montes de Oca.
There, the leader of the SME and the New Workers’ Union, Martin Esparza, reiterated a comprehensive explanation for the failure of the current government to respect the commitments made to resolve the conflict, recalling that it has only 288 days left to fulfill its mandate .
Therefore, he warned that the time to appreciate the word given would be shortened and he read a letter dated shortly before the expropriation of Luz y Fuerza, in which López Obrador accused Calderón of allowing the cooperative to be destroyed in favor of the privatization of the sector have .
Esparza said that in these mobilizations, which have been taking place for five years and have not been met, there are two main demands: first, a clear idea of what is related to the tariffs and their consequences for users, and the demands of the ANUE 13 years ago. years ago.
The beneficiaries were Iberdrola and other foreign companies that, when they became owners of the sector, unfairly increased tariffs, as well as many others that continued to benefit from agreements and concessions.
Secondly, the restoration of the jobs of the workers left on the streets by the Calderón government, but above all of the more than 16,000 SME resistance fighters.
He pointed out that he said this in front of the seat of the Supreme Court of the National Judiciary, that today they are supposedly tearing their clothes because of their workers and not solving the problems of others who also have their constitutional rights.
He denounced that there are nine thousand contracting companies throughout the country that earn billions of pesos and displace the work of others, while tariffs have not been reduced, commitments to the affected sectors are not respected, and that explains why these activities continue in the Zócalo become .
He reiterated that in this letter the President stated that he would restore the rights of Luz y Fuerza del Centro and their employment contracts. However, this was not the case, even though five years had passed and he only had 288 days left in government.
Esparza explained that resolving the conflict does not require a debate or vote of the Congress of the Republic, but only the political will of the President and the Ministry of Interior, since the roadmap for such purposes has already been established, and due to this unmet demand they remained in the Zócalo .
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